Ejector mechanism for shotguns.



PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

J/H. LA PAVE. BJEGTOR MECHANISM FOR SHOTGUNS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 19, 1904.

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JOSEPH H. LA FAVE,

OF DEFIANCE, OHIO.

EJECTOR MECHANISM FOR SHOTGUNS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed October 19,1904. Serial No. 229,053-

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosErH H. LA FAVE, of Defiance, county of Defiance,and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEjector Mechanisms for Shotguns; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention has reference to a shell-ejector for shotguns; and it hasfor its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective mechanismwhereby the shells may be ejected from the barrel at the will of theoperator.

A further object consists in arranging the ejector mechanisms for theshells independent of each other, so that either shell may be ejected atwill and the other remain in position in the barrel.

It further consists in arranging the separate mechanisms for each shellso that they may be operated by means of buttons on each side of thefore-end of the gun in convenient position for operation by the thumband the forefinger of the hand supporting the gun.

Finally I provide a mechanism which in its adaptation does not in theleast interfere with the well-known and accepted design of the variousgun parts.

W'it-h the foregoing objects in view and such others as will hereinafterappear as the nature of my invention is more fully understood myinvention is constructed and it embodies the novel combination,arrangement, and details of construction hereinafter shown, described,and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 isa sectional elevation of a double-barreled shotgun embodying my improvedejector mechanism. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the gun broken anddisclosing the relative position of the parts of the ejector mechanismbefore being operated to eject the shells. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan viewof the gun-barrel with the fore-end, partly in section, in positionthereon.

Referring to the details of construction, 1

v is the gun-barrel hinged to the frame 9. in the usual manner, beingprovided on its under side below the breech with a pair of lugs 3,recessed at their forward ends to engage the hinge-pin I, the fore-end 5being detachably secured to the barrel by means of the usual loop andspring-actuated pin carried by the hinge-strap 6.

7 indicates the extractor properly formed to engage the flange of theshell, the same being carried at the outer end of the stem 8, providedwith a recess 9 and slidably mounted in the barrel, being forced outwardwhen not engaged to cause the extractor to assume the position in dottedoutline, Fig. 2, by the action of the coiled spring 10.

Pivoted within each barrel-lug, there being two provided upon thebarrel, is a lever 11, having a hooked end 12 to engage the notch in theextractor-stem, being operated to engage the stem by a spring 13. Theopposite end of the lever 11 is formed with an upturned portion adaptedto take a position and being free to move adjacent to the hingepin 4.

14 is a rod slidably mounted in the foreend, being provided at its outerend with a button 15, operating alonga slotted plate 16, secured to theside of the fore-end. The end of the rod 14. is adapted to engage theupturned end of the lever 11, alincd perforations 17 and 18,respectively, being provided in the hinged portion of the hinge-strapand the forward hinge portion of the frame 2, the rod 14: being adaptedto slide'through these perforations to engage the lever 11. The end ofthe rod 14 is wedge-shaped or inclined, so that as the same is projectedthrough the perforation 18 the lever 11 will be operated to release theextractor. The rod 14 is maintained normally in retracted position bythe action of a spring 19. The perforations 17 and 18 are of a diameterto permit the rod 1a to slide freely therethrough, and the same arearranged to be in alinement only when the gun is broken, as shown inFig. 2. hen the gun is closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the sliding rod 14 iseffectively locked against endwise movement.

Although in this description the parts of the ejector mechanism arereferred to in the singular, it is understood that the same are arrangedin duplicate in a doublebarreled shotgun such as is illustrated, theoperatingbuttons for the separate ejector mechanisms taking positions onopposite sides of the foreend, so as to be capable of operation by aslight movement of the thumb or forefinger of the hand supporting thegun.

The operation of my improved ejector is as follows: After the shellshave been fired and prior to the breaking of the gun for the purpose ofejecting the shells the parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 1,the perforation in the hinge portion of the hinge-strap being out ofline with the perforation 18 in the forward portion of the frame 2.Owing to the relative position of theperforation out of line with eachother, the rods 14: will be locked against operation. As soon as the gunis broken, however, the perforations 17 and 18 will register, as shownin Fig. 2, and the rods let may then be operated by means of the buttons15 on opposite sides of the fore-end. The operation of the rods 14 willcause the inclined ends thereof to be projected into the perforations 18to engage the upturned ends of the levers 11, which will then take theposition in dotted outline, Fig. 2, the extractorspindle and theextractor carried thereby being consequently released, the shell beingforcibly ejected by the action of the coiled spring 10. Upon releasingthe buttons 15 the ends of the rods M will be instantly withdrawn fromthe perforations 18 by the action of the springs 19.

Since the ejector mechanisms are arranged in duplicate and independentof each other, it is apparent that either shell may be ejected at thewill of the operator, and since the buttons for operating the ejectormechanisms are arranged on the right and the left sides, re-

spectively, of the fore-end no mistake or confusion can result as towhich should be operated for the removal of either shell.

It will be observed that the disposition of the mechanism is such thatthe gun-barrel is Unhinged from the frame in the usual manner, thefore-end being detached, as usual, and that the under side of the barrelforward of the lugs is entirely free of working parts.

The simplicity of construction, improved operation, and many practicaladvantages of my invention are obvious.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is

1. In an ejector mechanism, a spring-pressed extractor-spindle, a leverpivoted in the barrel-lug adapted to engage said spindle, and amanually-operated sliding rod mounted in the fore-end adapted to operatesaid lever to release the spindle, substantially as described.

2. In an ejector mechanism, a spring-pressed extractor-spindle, a leverpivoted in the gunlug having a hook-shaped end to engage the spindle andhaving its opposite end arranged adjacent to the hinge of the gun, and amanually-operated rod slidably mounted in the foreend of the gun adaptedto operatively engage said lever, substantially as described.

3. In an ejector mechanism, a spring-pressed. extractor-spindle, a leverpivoted in the barrel-lug adapted at one end to engage the spindle andhaving its opposite end upturned adjacent to the hinge of the gun, and amanu- 1 all y-operated rod slidably mounted in the foreend having oneend inclined to engage the upturned end of said lever, substantially asdescribed.

l. In an ejector mechanism, aspring-pressed extractor-spindle providedwith a recess, a lever pivoted in the barrel-lug bar ing a hookshapedend adapted to enter said recess and engage the spindle, and having itsopposite end upturned and arranged adjacent to the hinge of the gun, anda manually-operated rod slidably mounted in the fore-end adapted at itsinner end to engage the upturned end of said lever, substantially asdescribed.

5. In an ejector mechanism, the combination of the barrel provided witha doumwardly-extending lug, the frame having a perforation at itsforward hinge portion, and the fore-end provided with a perforationadapted to register with the'perforation in the frame when the gun isbroken, of a spring-pressed extractor-spindle slidably mounted in thebarrel and provided with a recess, a lever pivoted inthe barrel-lughaving a hook-shaped end adapted to enter said recess and hold saidspindle in retracted position, and having the opposite end upturnedadjacent to the hinge for the gun, a spring-pressed operating-rodslidably mounted in the fore-end having its inner end inclined andadapted to operate through the registered perforations in the fore-endand the frame to engage the upturned end of the pivoted lever,substantially as described.

6. In an ejectormechanism, the combination of the frame carrying thetransverse hingepin, and provided with perforations at its forward hingeportion, the gun-barrel carrying a pair of downward ly-extending lugs,the foreend carrying a hinge-strap provided with per forations adaptedto register with the perforations in the frame when the gun is broken,of a pair of spring-pressed extractor-spindles slidably mounted in thebarrel and provided with notched recesses, of spring-pressed leverspivoted in the barrel-lugs, having hookshaped ends adapted to enter therecesses in the extractor-spindles, and having their opposite endsupturned and arranged adjacent to the hinge-pin in line with theperforations in the frame, a pair of spring-pressed rods slidablymounted in the fore-end and having inclined ends adapted to operatethrough said registered perforations to engage the upturned ends of thepivoted levers, and operating-buttons on said rods extending on oppositesides of the fore-end, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. LA FAVE. Witnesses:

'I'IARRY N. HAYNEs, CARL H. K nnnun.

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